MediaTek has early prototypes of chips for the next generation IEEE802.11bn WiFi 8 standard.WiFi 7, or 802.11be, was approved in September, but chips have been available for the last two years. The four year cycle means that WiFi8 chips will be ready...
Published on: November 17, 2024
The final figures from the electronica 2024 exhibition and conference in Munich this week reflect and challenge the downturn in the wider market, particularly in Germany.The show saw 80,000 visitors from around 100 countries and regions with 3,480 exhibitors from 59 countries...
Published on: November 16, 2024
NXP Semiconductors has launched a quad core microprocessor with a TSN real time switch for the first time.The i.MX 94 family is the first from NXP with a 2.5G Ethernet TSN switch and up to four ARM Cortex-A55 cores capable of running...
Published on: November 15, 2024
Melexis in Belgium has developed a highly integrated low power Hall-effect switch with high tolerances for reliable and predictable output update rate.The MLX92235 micropower Hall effect switch can be used for door handles, e-latches, sun visors, infotainment buttons, brake light switches, and...
Published on: November 15, 2024
Analog and mixed-signal fabless chip company C2i Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. (Bangalore, India) has received US$4.0 million in funding from Yali Capital and semiconductor industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan.Tan, who has acted as an advisor to Bangalore-based Yali, said in a statement: “We believe...
Published on: November 15, 2024
The US government has awarded the world’s leading foundry TSMC up to US$6.6 billion in direct funding under the Chips Act as well as up to US$5 billion in low-cost loans.The money will contribute to TSMC’s US$65 billion investment in three wafer...
Published on: November 15, 2024
Microchip Technology has developed an FPGA card that can collect and process data ready for edge AI.The PolarFire FPGA Ethernet Sensor Bridge collects data from a range of sources, particularly cameras, and sends it to the Nvidia’s Holoscan software running on Jetson...
Published on: November 15, 2024
French intelligent GaN chip designer Wise-integration is opening a Design & Development Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to serve North America.The centre will be led by Christian Cojocaru and staffed by experts in analog and digital technology design to drive the development of...
Published on: November 15, 2024
Murata has launched a sensor that combines a gyroscope and accelerometer with data fusion for automated driving and ADAS safety designs.The SCH1633-D01 micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) sensor is optimized for zonal architecture where all required subsystems, like GNSS integration, chassis control, and vehicle...
Published on: November 14, 2024
Lauterbach and Kernkonzept have developed a hypervisor for the Arm® Cortex®-R82AE CPU that gives developers of Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) architectures insight into the full SDV software stack and enables them to start software development before corresponding System-on-a-Chip (SoCs) are available in...
Published on: November 14, 2024